Author Bios

Tara Opsal is an Associate Professor of Sociology and the Director of Undergraduate Studies at Colorado State University.

Elaine Hui is a professor at the School of Labor and Employment Relations at Penn State University.

Christoph Hanssmann is an assistant professor of Women and Gender Studies at San Francisco State University. 

Erika D'Andrea is a graduate student in the Women and Gender Studies Master’s program at San Francisco State University. 

Eryn Mathewson is a special correspondent for Making Contact.

Michelle Farber is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America and is a long-time clinic defender and abortion provider. She is a nurse-midwife in Seattle, Washington.

Chanelle Gallant is a movement writer, organizer, strategist and consultant and co-author of Not Your Rescue Project: Migrant Sex Workers Fighting for Justice (Haymarket Books, 2024). She co-founded the …

Jill Barshay is a contributing editor who writes the weekly “Proof Points” column about education research and data. Previously, she was the New York bureau chief for Marketplace, a …

Erin is a freelance writer living in the Kansas City area where she also works as a health insurance navigator for a community health center. Her work has been …

Wyatt Massey is a journalist covering social justice and religion. Follow him on Twitter: @News4Mass.